GENIUS, BILLIONAIRE, PLAYBOY?MADMAN?! Tony Stark has met his dark counterpart, and his name is Feilong! This mutant-hating industrialist is the new owner of Stark Unlimited, and that includes all of Tony's tech! Can a furious Tony keep his cool, or will vengeance get the better of him?
Rated T+
Invincible Iron Man #4 is an extremely satisfying comic. It is filled with emotional weight and stunning dialogue as Tony Starks need for revenge comes to fruition. Read Full Review
Invincible Iron Man #4 features Tony Stark in a raw state, with his back against the wall and seemingly no way to win. It establishes his next big threat while setting up the involvement of the X-Men. Tie the villain's past to big Marvel moments on Mars, and you have the start of something that could change things forever. Read Full Review
Luckily for fans of the character, Duggan's script in issue #4 stands out incredible well, reducing the egomaniac Avenger to his most vulnerable and the end result is a comic that's as uncomfortable as it is personal. Read Full Review
Frigeri delivers some explosive art throughout the issue. The fight between Iron Man and Feilong is visually exciting and I love the style of the art. Read Full Review
Duggan and Frigeri continue dragging Tony down, but the pace is a tad slow. It feels like hes clearly writing for the trade, which could lead to fans just not caring, or losing interest quickly. Frigeris style reads differently here than it did in Captain Marvel, Avengers, and the last volume of Guardians. Its not a bad thing, its giving us a more subdued feel in the book. I cant wait to see what happens when we get to the big battles. Read Full Review
Invincible Iron Man #4 solidifies the big bad and sets Tony up for a new showdown that he hasnt seen before. Its actually pretty cool to see him tangle with a different smart, intelligent, billionaire tech giant than the usual suspects. Plus, its also exciting to see the Krakoan connections as well. Nevertheless, even after laughing at a few of the well-timed jokes and watching the hero get his shots in, fans dont learn a whole heck of a lot about Feilongs true devilish intentions. Readers merely get the villain, a small battle, and no real cliffhanger other than one that could be interesting from Jennifer Walters. But even that cliffhanger was subtle. And ultimately, that word summarizes Invincible Iron Man #4 subtle. It wasnt bad nor was it wild and explosive. It was just subtle. Read Full Review
The writing and character work remain strong, but the big villain reveals leaves a lot to be wanting. Read Full Review
There's not much to say about The Invincible Iron Man #4 because not much happens. Tony confronts Feilong. Words are exchanged. Blows are exchanged. And the combatants leave to fight another day. There are no surprises or revelations; calling this a setup issue is a gross overstatement. Read Full Review
Tony finally getting a solid W. Marvel does him dirty so much it’s surprising & satisfying when it happens.
I like the rivalry between with Tony and Feilong. The pettiness e.g. Feilong’s calling Tony old and Tony saying he’s fatherless is making their dynamic fun.
It’s still early days but i can see the potential to being a good nemesis- Feilong and Tony share many similarities (both genius industrialists who uses tech, have abandonment and father issues) but their values and motivations are complete opposites.
Duggan’s Tony characterisation is perfect: he’s angry at feilong for killing innocents but remains levelheaded, thinking two steps ahead trying to gauge/learn about feilong and poking the more
Tony doing good all things considered. So nice to see!
caught up to this series. Pretty good comic book series, Iron Man is on a roll. Gonna add this to the pull list.
Duggan slowly merges Iron Man with X-men and I don't know if I am truly on board with this idea.
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